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Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013

BACKGROUND: Swallowing difficulties in the oral cavity or pharynx (i.e., oropharyngeal dysphagia) are a common problem in the aging population, which may result in severe consequences, such as malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, and mortality. Identifying oropharyngeal dysphagia and its associated f...

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Autores principales: Hägglund, Patricia, Gustafsson, Maria, Lövheim, Hugo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9107260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35562667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03114-3